Boeing 727 Series Aeroplanes
Boeing 727 Series Aeroplanes
Boeing 727 Series Aeroplanes
| AD/B727/220 | Vertical Stabiliser KickloadBeam Shear Tie and Web Post | 12/2009 |
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| Applicability: | All Model 727, 727C, 727-100, -100C, -200 and -200F series aircraft. |
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| Requirement: | Action in accordance with the technical requirements of FAA AD 2009-20-03 Amdt 39-16026.Note: Boeing Special Attention 727-55-0093 original issue, or later FAA approved revision, refers. |
| Compliance: | As specified in the Requirement document, with a revised effective date of19 November 2009. |
| This Airworthiness Directive becomes effective on 19 November 2009. | |
| Background: | The FAA AD related to this Directive was prompted by a report of cracking of the vertical stabiliser left and right side web posts and shear ties of the kickload beam, which, when coupled with failures in the adjacent structure, could result in structural failure of the vertical stabiliser, and loss of control of the aircraft. |
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James Coyne
Delegate of the Civil Aviation Safety Authority
30 September 2009